The Only Use of
refrain
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Refrain to-night; And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence: the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of nature, And either curb the devil, or throw him out With wondrous potency.†
Scene 3.4
Definition:
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(refrain as in: refrain from laughing) avoid or resist doing something